Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

148 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 and wealth of knowledge when it comes to servicing community banks. The exceptional level of service we receive from them is why our bank has been with the firm for more than 25 years.” She adds, “GT Solutions is a relatively new company we have partnered with, mainly for renovating some of our branch drive throughs. The first time I reached out to the company to receive a quote on a project, I was surprised to have communication directly from the owner of the company and pleased with the speed at which a proposal was given to me. Not only was it the most competitive of the quotes we received, but the work was also completed in a very timely manner and there was constant communication throughout the project.” Beeley’s philosophy has always been to treat others the way you want to be treated. She shares, “I truly value our employees’ opinions. We encourage teamwork and supporting one another across all locations. We also recognize and reward employees that go above and beyond. We offer a very unique retirement benefit – a SEP-IRA– where we take 10% of each employee’s salary and place it into a bank IRA that pays over the standard market rate. The employee does not contribute, the bank provides all of the contribution. Employees that have worked for many years with the bank find they have a “very sizeable nest egg” when they decide to retire.” The bank pays for health insurance for each employee and provides paid vacation and paid personal days. As a result of the positive, family- like culture, many employees have been with the bank for at least 10 years and quite a few for over 20 years. “We always prefer to promote from within our bank when opportunities arise,” she adds. In an effort to be good environmental stewards, GCB is endeavoring as part of their strategic plan to become less and less dependent on printed